Malware, phishing, cybersecurity: terms you need to know

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is facing possibly the biggest data leak yet.

On March 28, LulzSec Pilipinas released data stolen from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) website that includes the personal information of 55 million Filipino voters. Weeks later, on April 21, another website made the data searchable, but this was eventually taken down through the efforts of Philippine authorities in cooperation with their US counterparts.

Now that the threat of hacking has become a concern for most Filipinos, Rappler defines the common terms associated with hacking and cyber threats. This may come in handy in securing not just your computer system but also your personal information. (READ: How to protect your computer vs cyberattacks)

What is cybersecurity?

Cybersecurity, according to the United States National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS), refers to the process which enables the protection of systems and important personal or corporate data from “damage, unauthorized use or modification, or exploitation.” For the full article click here 

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